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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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1 Momentum Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 Facing Headwinds

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The stocks featured in this article have all approached their 52-week highs. When these price levels hit, it typically signals strong business execution, positive market sentiment, or significant industry tailwinds.

However, not all companies with momentum are long-term winners, and many investors have lost money by following short-term trends. Keeping that in mind, here is one stock with lasting competitive advantages and two not so much.

Two Stocks to Sell:

General Motors (GM)

One-Month Return: +11.7%

Founded in 1908 by William C. Durant, General Motors (NYSE: GM) offers a range of vehicles and automobiles through brands such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac.

Why Are We Hesitant About GM?

  1. Disappointing unit sales over the past two years show it’s struggled to increase its sales volumes and had to rely on price increases
  2. Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 7.9 percentage points
  3. 5× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio shows it’s overleveraged and increases the probability of shareholder dilution if things turn unexpectedly

General Motors is trading at $58.68 per share, or 6.4x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including GM in your portfolio.

Cognex (CGNX)

One-Month Return: +9.2%

Founded in 1981 when computer vision was in its infancy, Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) develops machine vision systems and software that help manufacturers and logistics companies automate quality inspection and tracking of products.

Why Does CGNX Give Us Pause?

  1. 2% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its business services peers
  2. Free cash flow margin shrank by 15.8 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive
  3. Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

Cognex’s stock price of $44.18 implies a valuation ratio of 44.9x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with CGNX, check out our full research report (it’s free).

One Stock to Buy:

HCA Healthcare (HCA)

One-Month Return: +13.2%

With roots dating back to 1968 and a network spanning 20 states, HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) operates a network of 190 hospitals and 150+ outpatient facilities providing a full range of medical services across the US and England.

Why Will HCA Outperform?

  1. Massive revenue base of $72.7 billion in a highly regulated sector makes the company difficult to replace, giving it meaningful negotiating power
  2. Share repurchases over the last five years enabled its annual earnings per share growth of 17.5% to outpace its revenue gains
  3. Free cash flow margin increased by 8.9 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders

At $403.96 per share, HCA Healthcare trades at 15.1x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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